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Hancock Reviews

2008

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A hard-living superhero (Smith) who has fallen out of favour with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife (Theron) of the public relations professional (Bateman) who's trying to repair his image. Read more

Starring	Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron, Jae Head
Director	Peter Berg
Genres	Action/Adventure, Audio Descriptive, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- If you can remember the seismic upheaval in the superhero order that was âSuperman IIIâ, during which the... read more on Time Out
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- - Dave Calhoun
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
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  Hancock - 3
  
  What can I say, this is not a blockbuster. A very mixed up film not sure of what it is, comedy, love story, moral who knows, it didn't seem to me the ... read more »
  
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  - Barcode
  - 11 reviews
  - OXFORD
  - 11 Jul 2008 at 06:26
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  Much better than expected
  
  We loved this - myself and my 2 teenage daughters. It was so much better than I expected. Great story, funny and thoughtfully done
  
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- - Fosters
  - 7 reviews
  - 27 Jan 2012 at 10:37
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  Could have been great.. shame.
  
  I read all the reviews and took my time to get to this movie .. and they are right. A movie which is good in parts. The first bit is really charming .. and what... read more »
  
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- 1074757
- - Platospupil
  - 68 reviews
  - 19 Dec 2011 at 21:03
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  Likable film from will smith
  
  Well I liked it. Its funny and typical Will Smith jive stuff. Even got a story attache dto it which is unusual. A different kind of superhero movie
  
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- - IM69
  - 100 reviews
  - stonehaven
  - 14 Dec 2011 at 12:36
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  Make up your mind
  
  A film which doesn't know what tone it wants to follow; one minute it's funny, the next quite serious.
  
  I thought the first half was better ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 26 Nov 2011 at 21:13
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  Absolutely worth a watch, just for the silliness of it
  
  Surprisingly refreshing actually !
  
  Something missing though .... perhaps it needed to be a bit more fast-moving, but otherwise I blody enjoyed this.<... read more »
  
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- - vanilla_quiff
  - 265 reviews
  - Gatwick, England
  - 20 Sep 2011 at 15:20
- - 3
  - 0
  I loved it
  
  Very enjoyable. A new take on the superhero genre, with Will Smith's gentle humour carrying us along with Hancock the boozy, rude, slapdash superman who ... read more »
  
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  - 24 Aug 2011 at 22:19
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  Half cocked
  
  Enjoyable enough superhero spoof, a few half-laughs but no guffaws. It's all a bit cuddly in the end, tending to concentrate more on the effects and less on... read more »
  
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- 1023285
- - Robinski
  - 132 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 30 Jul 2011 at 08:12
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  Hero Hancock?
  
  This is a film about a lonely guy who just want s to be liked....oh, and he is a superhero! Excellent cast playing really likeable characters. The story is ... read more »
  
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- - Decimator
  - 33 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 29 Jul 2011 at 09:59
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  Good DVD, but confusing at the same time
  
  It is a good film it is just confusing at the same time as your not quite sure what the story to the film is ie is it about a superhero trying to rebuild ... read more »
  
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- 1017361
- - turnerben111
  - 2 reviews
  - 15 Jul 2011 at 09:51
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  Too much hype
  
  Pretty good but was expecting more - I think it's been hyped too much. My teenage girls enjoyed it more than me
  
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- - BillyBedlington
  - 13 reviews
  - Derby
  - 14 Jul 2011 at 13:56
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  Hancock - 3
  
  What can I say, this is not a blockbuster. A very mixed up film not sure of what it is, comedy, love story, moral who knows, it didn't seem to me the ... read more »
  
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- 596249
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  - Barcode
  - 11 reviews
  - OXFORD
  - 11 Jul 2008 at 06:26
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  - 4
  Hancock
  
  Was pleasantly suprised by this film, thought all i was gonna get was the action side of Will Smith i.e I Robot but ended up with a whole performance which ... read more »
  
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- - Eldavo
  - 6 reviews
  - Lincoln
  - 03 Jul 2008 at 22:42
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  Loved the first half, didn't like the second
  
  I just came back from watching it, all in all it was an average film with a satisfying twist. The first half of the movie was better than the latter half in my ... read more »
  
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  - Nowhere
  - 03 Jul 2008 at 02:08
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  Hardly Smiths finest half hour..
  
  Right on the back of superhero movies Hulk and Ironman comes the fun spoof superhero spin off but does it fly with the others well Ok even your biggest names ... read more »
  
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- 593420
- - PaulaWestwood
  - 397 reviews
  - Ashton-Under-Lyne
  - 06 Jul 2008 at 01:33
- - 16
  - 5
  WILL SMITH FULFILLS HIS BAD FILM-BAD FILM-GOOD FILM CYCLE
  
  Here is proof that I am not a biased, stone-hearted naysayer, for I watched Hancock as part of my 'Give It A Go' night, two films that I did not want to... read more »
  
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- - hunkydomste
  - 48 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 03 Dec 2008 at 11:04
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  Hancock's half a good film
  
  First things first-this is not a kids film. If you've seen the trailer you probably think that this is your usual Will Smith,well put together,well meaning... read more »
  
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  - citizenk
  - 60 reviews
  - London
  - 11 Jul 2008 at 19:56
- - 13
  - 4
  Pitiful excuse for a movie
  
  If i had known then what i did now, i would definately not have gone and actually spent money on this movie.
  
  Once again, Hollywood say 'To hell ... read more »
  
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- 614124
- - RobTheDJ
  - 5 reviews
  - Winsford
  - 15 Aug 2008 at 13:53
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  Not so Super Movie
  
  The trailers for this made it look like a comedy that was self aware, willing to challenge the genre and very much in the present with its 'YouTube' ... read more »
  
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- - SLCpunk
  - 32 reviews
  - South Glamorgan
  - 17 Jul 2008 at 11:24
- - 10
  - 3
  Disappointing
  
  Even though I love the acting ability & skills of Will Smith, Charlize Theron & lesser of Jason Bateman, this film left me disappointed and I couldn&#... read more »
  
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- - Joi
  - 133 reviews
  - Rochester
  - 19 Aug 2008 at 01:20
- - 9
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  Hancock
  
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  Oh so disappointing. I had no expectations for this film, having only heard of it through trailers and thinking it looked like a cool Will Smith film. I like ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Horsham
  - 05 Dec 2008 at 10:08

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